What is a category?

What is a category?

You can work in your status of residence in JapanStatus of residence (work visa)What you need to know when applying for"Category".
How big are the companies and institutions that accept foreigners who apply?makes this category4 typeIt is divided into.
(Depending on the status of residence, there are also 2 types, 3 types, but mainly 4 types)
TherebyDocuments to be submitted at the time of application will increase or decreaseSo be sure to check it out!

The table below is a common category in general.
Working visas, which correspond to the table below,"Management/Management" "Research" "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services" "Intra-company Transferee" "Skills".

Category 1

• Companies listed on the Japanese stock exchanges
• Mutual company engaged in insurance industry
• Japan or foreign country / local public entity, independent administrative agency, special corporation · authorized corporation
• Public interest corporation of national and local public entities in Japan

Category 2

In the statutory report total of the withholding slip of salary income for the previous year in the table, withholding tax amount of withholding tax summary table of salary income in excess of X million

Category 3

Organizations / individuals (excluding category 2) to which statutory document total table such as withholding slip of salary income of previous year's salary income was submitted

Category 4

Groups/individuals that do not fall under any of the above

As mentioned above, there are four types of applicants depending on the company or institution that will accept them. The documents to be submitted when applying may vary..

Immigration authorities do not have to submit many documents because they have confidence that large companies and institutions will not allow them to work illegally. (Category 1/Category 2)
It may be a bad way to put it, but there is a risk that small companies, new companies, and institutions will not be certified unless they can prove that the applicant will comply with the law and will not work illegally or go bankrupt. (Category 3, Category 4)

Even small companies, if the applicant's ability (faculty or college such as university or qualification etc) and the work contents are solid, there are many documents to be submitted but approved properly.